Google Chrome downloads the files from the internet to Downloads folder by default be it running on Windows or Mac OS X Operating systems.
Default download locations :Windows XP :
\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\Downloads
Windows 7 :
\Users\<username>\Downloads
Windows 8/ Windows 10 :
\Users\<username>\Downloads
Mac OS X :
\Users\<username>\Downloads
Linux :
\home\<username>\Downloads
Change Default file download Location:
If you do not want Chrome to download and save files to this default location then you must choose your specific destination as follows :
- Click on Chrome menu (Hamburger menu icon: Customize and Control Google Chrome)
- Now Select on Settings from the menu
- Now Click on Show advanced settings hyperlink.
- Scroll till you find Downloads
- Change the Download location to the one you want.
If you want Chrome to ask download location for each file to be downloaded then follow the below steps :
- Click on Chrome menu (Hamburger menu icon: Customize and Control Google Chrome)
- Now Select on Settings from the menu
- Now Click on Show advanced settings hyperlink.
- Scroll till you find Downloads
- Check: ask where to save the file before downloading.
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